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Chapter 4209: No Good Comes from Spectating
Chen Qian and the young maid, who were still prostrate on the ground, were already trembling like sieves from fear, not daring to utter a single word.
"Your Royal Highness, how should these two be dealt with?"
Upon hearing someone mention them, Chen Qian hurriedly waved his hands and shouted, "It's not my fault, it's not my fault!"
"It was Empress Dowager who summoned me here, saying there was a good opportunity for me!" He had no idea that this "good opportunity" would suddenly turn into a deadly disaster.
Mo Lian let out a cold snort. He had never seen someone so brainless.
He didn't even consider that Empress Dowager Chen calling him to falsely accuse the Crown Princess, whether successful or not, would hardly end well for him.
He brought this upon himself. By willingly boarding Empress Dowager Chen's sinking ship today, he had essentially sealed his own fate.
Mo Lian couldn't be bothered to waste more words on him. He simply waved his hand, "Doesn't Father Emperor have a 'Blissful Barrel'? Throw him in there."
"Yes!"
What "Blissful Barrel"?
Chen Qian's face instantly turned ashen, and he scrambled to crawl towards Chen Chaozhi.
"Uncle, Uncle, help me!"
Chen Chaozhi's face was grim. He glared at Chen Qian, and as the latter lunged towards him, he unhesitatingly dodged aside.
The Chen family was ruined by people like them!
Save him? He wished he could eat his flesh and gnaw on his bones right now; how could he possibly help him?
After Chen Qian and the maid were dragged away, Chen Chaozhi, looking utterly grim, was also led away by Night Pavilion guards to sign the Heavenly Dao Blood Oath.
Mo Lian held his wife's small hand and turned to face Prince Jianping and his son, who were still acting like quails.
"Prince Jianping."
"Ah, yes, yes." Old Prince Jianping quickly approached the young couple, smiling obsequiously, "Crown Prince, rest assured, today's matter, no one in my Prince Jianping's residence, from top to bottom, will dare to utter a single word about it."
In fact, the servants of Prince Jianping's residence had already been dismissed by him earlier.
Apart from him, Kun'er, and a few close personal guards, truly no one else had witnessed this farce.
What a joke, old Prince Jianping thought to himself. Knowing that the Empress Dowager was creating a scene with the Crown Princess in his residence, how could he be so foolish as to let people come and watch?
What good could come from spectating?
According to his past experience, no one who watched those two fierce and malevolent individuals ever had a good outcome.
Like Chen Chaozhi today.
Old Prince Jianping chuckled, his face beaming with a brilliant smile, "Crown Prince, rest assured. Leave the matters here to me, your uncle!"
Prince Jianping's heir, Mo Kun, couldn't help but raise a hand to cover his face beside him.
He constantly felt that his old father's fawning smile was incredibly an eyesore!
Mo Lian nodded, not saying anything more to Prince Jianping.
He led his wife by the hand and walked towards the entrance of Prince Jianping's residence.
Old Prince Jianping and his son escorted the young couple all the way to the gate, their farewell smiles practically impossible to conceal.
Just get out already!
The little Crown Princess read these words in old Prince Jianping's eyes and looked at him expressionlessly.
"Prince Jianping, I think the purple jade ink orchids you grow in your courtyard are quite good."
Old Prince Jianping's heart sank heavily. He quickly put on an innocent old face, "Oh no, Crown Princess, the rare flowers and plants cultivated in this residence of mine are not even half as abundant as those in Prince Kang's residence!"
"Oh."
Old Prince Jianping's eye twitched. He turned and said, "Someone, quickly bring out the purple jade ink orchid and present it to the Crown Princess!"
In a moment, a servant hurriedly brought over a pot of purple jade ink orchids.
The little Crown Princess reached out and embraced the flowerpot, then looked at old Prince Jianping expressionlessly.